Dixie and the Best Day Ever: A Fun Story About Finding Inspiration to Write Poetry on a Snow Day for Kids (Ages 4-8)

Dixie

by Grace Gilman, Jacqueline Rogers (Illustrator)

Emma finds her inspiration with Dixie in this special wintertime adventure. When Emma is stumped by a school assignment—to write a poem about her “best day ever”—could a day of playing in the snow be exactly the thing Emma needs to help her write the perfect poem? With fun full-color illustrations on every page, Dixie’s eighth I Can Read captures all the excitement of that coveted childhood event—a snow day!

Dixie and the Best Day Ever is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 7, 2014

About the author

Grace Gilman is a former children's book editor. She lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Sarah Threlkeld · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read on a snowy day.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maddie enjoys dog stories.

[Margaret Chind · Rating 3 out of 5]

Since 2011, Dixie has been a fun dog friend in the book world for my little reader. Now Dixie returns in her eighth early reader for the best day ever! Full of appropriate words for a Level 1 reader in simple sentences Dixie and Emma experience a snow day as Emma is trying to come up with a topic for a poem on the best day ever. I'm glad as a parent and teacher for the influence of finding inspiration, but for another boost I wish that even if only in the illustrations that Emma's poem had made it into the book rather than in just a mention that she wrote one.

This Dixie early reader is illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers and not Sarah McConnell. I undecided as to which illustrator I prefer, but it always confuses me at first going from one to another.

For other recommendations about books written at a Guided Reading Level J, check out different individual titles from series such as Young Amelia Bedelia, Pony Scouts, Riff Raff, Fancy Nancy, and Little Bear. You can see my ever growing list on Goodreads.

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[Sydney Klimas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dixie and the Best Day Ever is a good book for Kindergartners and/or beginning-to-read readers. This book is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. In this book, the main character Emma needs to write a poem for a school assignment but she can't think of anything. The next day, she wakes up to a snow day which inspires her to write the best poem ever. Just like the other beginning-to-read book that I've read, I would break the kids into groups of five and have them take turn reading the book to me. In the book, the illustrations cover the whole page, and the words are big and written in a font that is easy to read. I would recommend this books to teachers who have beginning-to-read students.

[Kate McGinty aka Caryn Caldwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Emma has to write a poem for homework, but she can't think of the perfect topic. One look outside tells her she'll probably have a snow day anyway, so she puts her writing aside and goes to bed. Lucky for her, she does indeed have the next day off school. After hours of playing in the snow with her dog, she finally knows exactly what to write about: today! Although Emma's procrastination is rewarded, this is still a lively story and it's nice to see her enjoying her creative writing time after a day in the snow.

[Terry]

Read. Not reviewed.